I hope it gets in this time around. Since the new Xbox has a lot more power. They should really implement this its been long before due.
Simple browser that you could create your game as private or as public with password or no password.
There is so much to experience from community custom modes and what not, which have not been really public.
This would draw people in.
Yes please! I’ve wanted one for so long. I live in the UK where NO ONE plays Halo which is a real pain so I have no friends to play it with anymore, meaning I miss out on loads of fun like custom games.
For people who don’t have friends who like Halo, it’d be a brilliant feature!
A Custom games browser would be brilliant. In Halo 3 and Halo 4 its difficult to find players that want to play customs. This feature would remove that problem.
Another thing is that a custom games browser could keep a games populated years after launch. To make this work 343i would need to make a robust forge and custom games options.
> Yes please! I’ve wanted one for so long. <mark>I live in the UK where NO ONE plays Halo which is a real pain</mark> so I have no friends to play it with anymore, meaning I miss out on loads of fun like custom games.
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> For people who don’t have friends who like Halo, it’d be a brilliant feature!
Lies, good Sir!! All lies!!
I can introduce you to a fair few ppl who play Halo and other games from all accross the UK.
I don’t really play H4 now since it annoyed me that much, plus I’m now living in the Elder Scrolls Online, but if you want a bunch of fellow Brits to play with then send me a friend request =]
(Fair warning, we’re all mad here.)
OT: Yes!! Something that is definitely needed imo.
~ Duck.
Great idea that could be a giant shot of enthusiasm into the community. I support and love this idea.
I support this 100%. Custom games are such a big part of Halo, it gives people a reason to forge awesome stuff too.
This sounds like a fantastic idea, OP
Great way for 343i to conduct testing for new community maps as well! Possibly filters for different gametypes?
I’ve supported Custom Games Browsers since Reach was announced, I’d LOVE to see it in Halo 5!
What I needis a better matchmaking, I hated the all-inheritor/sr130 vs colonel/sr20 games…
> What I needis a better matchmaking, I hated the all-inheritor/sr130 vs colonel/sr20 games…
This is about custom games, not matchmaking. But yes I still agree with you.
It is quite safe to say that these forums are empty nowadays.
had an idea like this a while back so yes this would be great
could work like battlefield4/3 server browser
But if this was implemented it would remove my need to constantly spam recent players with Custom Game invites…
> But if this was implemented it would remove my need to constantly spam recent players with Custom Game invites…
Where do you stand exactly? Cause I really can’t read you. Is that a yes or a no?
I know it has been stated in the past, but I think the major argument against a custom games browser not being implemented or included, is that it would detract and compete with matchmaking. I can see their point, and unfortunately, I don’t think their mind has changed on the subject.
> I know it has been stated in the past, but I think the major argument against a custom games browser not being implemented or included, is that it would detract and compete with matchmaking. I can see their point, and unfortunately, I don’t think their mind has changed on the subject.
Not to mention the number of custom games that would appear in the search would make it difficult or impossible to find any specific one.
There is potentially a compromise solution. 343i could partner with the major Forge/customs communities to have a rotating playlist in MM that has a select number of custom games and maps, picked by the ForgeHub/BE/HC/Forge Cafe/whatever representatives. Each community gets 2 weeks (or whatever) to display the top maps/games. Then it rotates. And so on.
There are a few other benefits here. If players could rate maps/games after playing, 343i no longer needs to explicitly run Forge/gametype contests. They can simply choose the best from the community-run beta test. It should allow more (and better quality) Forge maps and cool new games into standard MM with much less involvement (and cost) on 343i’s part. The players have a much greater chance of having a map visible to more people than just the test lobby at their site of choice (and will get more people involved in the lobbies to begin with). That kind of continuing interest in community-made items should help keep up the general interest in the game over the lifetime of the game - including map updates over the life of the game. Everyone wins.
> > But if this was implemented it would remove my need to constantly spam recent players with Custom Game invites…
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> Where do you stand exactly? Cause I really can’t read you. Is that a yes or a no?
I’m pretty sure that was a yes to having Custom Game Matchmaking.